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Fenway Park bag policy
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Quick answer
- Clear bag required? No. Clear bags are encouraged but bags do not have to be clear.
- Size: single-compartment bags no larger than 12 x 12 x 6 inches.
- Backpacks: not permitted, including backpack-style purses, duffel bags, other multi-compartment bags and clear backpacks.
- Bag storage: a third-party mobile locker truck on top of the Lansdowne Garage across from Gate E; the fee is not stated.
- Re-entry: not allowed.
Venue security makes the final call at the gate. This guide repeats the venue's rules and never guarantees entry.
Last verified: , against the venue's page.
It has been more than 60 days since this page was last checked, so it may be out of date. Check the venue's page.
Fenway Park is in Boston, MA. Home teams: Boston Red Sox.
Can I bring this bag?
Venue security makes the final call at the gate. The answers below come only from what the venue's page says, and anything it does not cover is marked Check.
| Bag | Answer | What the venue's page says |
|---|---|---|
| Clear tote | Check the condition | The venue's page lists this bag type. Conditions from the venue's page: single-compartment, 12 x 12 x 6 in; clear encouraged, not required. Check every stated condition; venue security makes the final call at the gate. |
| Small clutch | Check with the venue | The venue's page does not name this bag type. General bag guidance (not approval for this type): single-compartment bags up to 12 x 12 x 6 in. Check with the venue before you travel. |
| Backpack | Not permitted | The venue's stated bag prohibition applies to this choice. |
| Diaper bag | Check the condition | Listed exception. Confirm the exception and screening requirements with the venue. |
| Medical bag | Check the condition | Listed exception. Conditions from the venue's page: essential medical equipment. Confirm the exception and screening requirements with the venue. |
| Camera bag | Check with the venue | The venue's page does not name this bag type. General bag guidance (not approval for this type): single-compartment bags up to 12 x 12 x 6 in. Check with the venue before you travel. |
Exceptions and accessibility
The page lists exceptions for diaper bags and for bags containing essential medical equipment.
If your bag is not allowed
A third-party mobile locker truck sits on top of the Lansdowne Garage across from Gate E. It charges a fee that the page does not state.
Entry, gates and re-entry
All persons and bags are subject to metal detection and physical inspection.
- All gates open 90 minutes before scheduled start time of every game.
- There are five gates: A (Jersey St and Brookline Ave), B (Van Ness and Ipswich), C (Lansdowne St), D (Jersey and Van Ness) and E (Lansdowne near Brookline).
- Tickets are digital through the MLB Ballpark app, and fans declining the metal detector get a handheld wand or light physical search.
Re-entry: No re-entry is allowed.
What you can bring
- One sealed 16 oz plastic bottle of water is allowed; other cans, bottles and glass containers are not.
- Umbrellas are allowed inside but may be used “only during official rain delays” (the venue’s wording).
What is not allowed
- Hard-sided coolers, noisemakers including musical instruments, costumes and costume masks, and laser pointers are banned.
- Professional audio/visual gear such as tripods, monopods, microphones and detachable lenses over 6 inches is banned; consumer cameras are fine.
- Signs up to 24 x 18 inches are allowed if not commercial or political, and flags under 18 x 24 inches are allowed with no hard pole.
- Prohibited items found at screening are treated as surrendered and discarded; the park will not store them.
Other things to know
There is stroller parking inside Gate C and inside Gate A.
- Smoking is banned anywhere in the park and on Jersey Street on event days; children age two and under need no ticket.
What the venue's page does not say
- A separate clutch rule.
- The locker fee.
- Bag rules for events other than Red Sox games.
We do not guess. Where the page is silent, we say so and suggest checking with the venue.
From the venue's page
The page states: “Bags must be single-compartment and no larger than 12"x12"x6".” (source)
Spot something out of date?
Policies change. If this page differs from what you were told at the door or from the venue's page, tell us with a link and the date. We re-check and fix the page, and the fix goes in the change log below.
Change log
- : first verified against the venue's page.
- : added gates, allowed and prohibited items, bag check and exceptions from the venue's other guide pages.
- : updated source facts and source-bound bag-type answers.
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Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Fenway Park or its teams. Rules can change for specific events; always check the venue's page before you go. Venue security makes the final call at the gate. Venue, team and sponsor names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to identify the venue.